In 1971 and 1972, teams were able to qualify before the District selections by winning one of ten designated qualifying tournaments, by finishing second in a designated qualifying tournament that was won by a team that had previously won a qualifying tournament, or by being selected by the selection committee

D. At Large Qualifiers: Second SeriesBecause only nine teams qualified through the ten tournament bid procedure, the number of Second Series At Large Qualifiers was increased from seven to eight Those teams were announced on April 1, 1971, but the document from which I extracted the above information was authored by 1971 NDT Tournament Director John C Lehman before the final eight at-large qualifiers were announced.

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Dover (New Hampshire) High School debate team, 1967-1970Dover High School Debate Coach, 1970-1971University of New Hampshire debate team, 1970 (when we still spoke like human beings)University of New Hampshire debate team, 1980-1981 (and when we didn't)UNH assistant debate coach, 1980-1981

Dover (New Hampshire) High School debate team, 1967-1970Dover High School Debate Coach, 1970-1971University of New Hampshire debate team, 1970 (when we still spoke like human beings)University of New Hampshire debate team, 1980-1981 (and when we didn't)UNH assistant debate coach, 1980-1981